Master Brad Hope

Born in Young NSW, Australia 26 th September 1953
- Joined The Australian Regular Army in 1972
- Trained members of R.A.E.ME. in Taekwondo 1976-78
- Joined Oh Do Kwan 1973 and awarded Black belt 1976 (Jim Zarbo) Sydney
- Joined ATA 1977 (Kim Myung-Man) Sydney
- Awarded 1 st Dan December 1980 (Kim Sok Pong) Perth
- Awarded 2 nd Dan Nov 1982 Port Hedland (Low Ming Tuck) (Kim Sok Pong)
- Awarded 3 rd Dan Aug 1986 Port Hedland (Low Ming Tuck) (Kim Sok Pong)
- Awarded 4 th Dan 1990 Cairns (Dale Eagling)
- Founded Australian Taekwondo Union Queensland branch 1990 (President)
- Foundation member of Taekwondo Australia Inc 1994
- Awarded 5th Dan Jidokwan Taekwondo 1995 (Sung Soo Lee)
- Awarded 1 st Dan Moo Hak Kwan Hapkido 1995 (Sung Soo Lee)
- Awarded 5 th Dan Kukkiwon (Korea) 1996
- Awarded 1 st Dan Korea Hapkido Federation 1996
- Awarded 2nd Dan Moo Hak Kwan Hapkido 1997 (Sung Soo Lee)
- Produced 8 National Gold medallists 1993-1998
- Awarded 3 rd Dan Moo Hak Kwan Hapkido 1999 (Sung Soo Lee)
- Organise martial arts education trips to Korea 1996 & 1998 as team leader
- Awarded 6th Dan 2000 Jidokwan Taekwondo (Sung Soo Lee)
- Awarded 8th Dan Bo Jidokwan Taekwondo 2011 (Sung Soo Lee)
2002 - 2003
- Certificate IV in Small Business Management
- Open Brad Hope Taekwondo & Hapkido School of Excellence. The only professional full time training facility of its kind in North Queensland, located in the Cairns suburb of Smithfield
Hapkido Linage

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